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Category: Food
The Lazy Susan Topping Bar Is Here –and I Can’t Even
Got extra $40 and no shame? I got the perfect thing for you!
The Nostalgia Taco Tuesday Heated Lazy Susan Topping Bar is a fun way to get together on Taco Tuesday and share hideous, non-taco tacos with your friends. The set costs “only” $39.99 (plus shipping) and promises to hold as much plasticky, fake Mexican food you can imagine!
According to its creators, this thing’s Lazy Susan Design “makes it easy to share across the table” and features a “removable warming pot and topping trays.”
Heck, there’s even a video showing how a “timeless tradition has been made more convenient.”
Watch at your own peril; I’m done with Thursday.
Photo via: Amazon.com / Sombrero tip: @lechancle
Japanese Ramen Chain Wants you to Think this is a Taco
Move over, Sushiro’s sushi tacos, here comes the Gyoza Taco Dog, the latest Japanese taco-themed delicacy courtesy of Korakuen, one of Japan’s largest ramen chains.
Korakuen is mainly known for its “fun” take on ramen, launching stuff like Valentine’s Day ramen, ramen-flavored fried chicken, and even ramen delivery robots. The novelty now is the Gyoza Taco Dog, a “combination of gyoza, tacos, okonomiyaki, and hot dogs.”
But, what makes this thing a taco? I’m glad you asked! “The taco flavor serves up gyoza nestled in a hot dog bun topped with a spicy sauce with chopped tomatoes, green peppers, onions, and jalapeños and a rich cheese sauce.”
OK, pues.
Good Luck Marketing this Cake Mix to Spanish Speakers
Apparently, White King’s steamed white cake mix is very popular in South East Asia; and it can be yours for only $2.99 in Amazon.com. I can only guess how popular -or not- it will become among Spanish-speakers. Who will be the first to take the challenge?
The Best Mexican Memes of the Biden Inauguration
It’s January 20, 2021 y’all, which means two very important things: Trump will no longer be president and Mexican Twitter is on fire. I will be posting here my favorite meme-moments of the day and updating throughout the morning so be sure to come back!
Guess Where He’s Going?
Adiós, Señor Trump…🥺 pic.twitter.com/ZqEaT1KzGg
— LuisValLe® Tu desconocido favorito. (@LuisValLeAnaya) January 20, 2021
Don’t Forget Him!
Even on Inauguration Day mexican feisboo stays undefeated pic.twitter.com/GPEpDW4jzE
— Fidel Martinez (@fidmart85) January 20, 2021
In Some Form
— Augusto (@chidoguan) January 20, 2021
Bernie Knows What’s Up
— Le Chanclé (@lechancle) January 20, 2021
Awww, Bernie
Internet no te mueras nunca.
(Amo a Bernie por Grinch) 😂 pic.twitter.com/SsTAqcDbCz— Mauricio Martínez (@martinezmau) January 20, 2021
Make Red Hats Great Again
First order of business: make red hats cool again #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/QoGrXiHgiM
— Enrique Limón 🏳️🌈 (@EnriqueLimon) January 20, 2021
Bernie, Always Bernie
yo en cualquier evento #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/mwvkXEFtqX
— Óscar Gutiérrez (@oscargutiez) January 20, 2021
This Was Inevitable
Family member sent me this pic.twitter.com/Zd64jyyDUN
— Lorenzo Cortes (@Hoyatexas) January 20, 2021
Cleaning up the Mess
— Juan Pablo Villalobos (@VillalobosJPe) January 20, 2021
Swearing on El Baldor, Of Course!
— Laura Pico (@hebertosinlao) January 20, 2021
Coco & Bernie
Regálenme un like para mis abues los quiero mucho pic.twitter.com/6kNR57OONJ
— Adrián Chávez (@nochaveznada) January 20, 2021
Last, but not Least….
From the one and only El Alteño on Twitter
The 2021 Guac-Bowl Is Here and I Can’t Even
It’s already that time of the year when –not content with punishing this blogger with a pandemic, a white supremacist attempted coup, frigid temperatures *and* plenty avocado-hipster nonsense– the people behind Avocados From Mexico are once again reminding me of the upcoming, pandemic Super Bowl –and all I need to know about gringo guacamole.
Enter the 2021 Avocados From Mexico’s Guac Bowl, a “digital experience” where people obsessed with avocados can learn all sorts of things, including how to keep their avocados fresh longer for game day, and get rewards from buying avocados and other weird stuff.
Hosted by Troy Aikman and sportscaster Erin Andrews, the Guac Bowl digital experience also offers participants the chance to win “limited-time only avocado gear and weekly prizes of $1,000, as well as the opportunity to enter to win the grand prize of $1 million.”
Avocado gear? Yes, you read that right: Avocado gear is a thing and it’s just as ridiculous as you can imagine.
And no, I’m not making any of this up. Go ahead, read all about it right here. Now if y’all excuse me, I’ll go get drunk.
Is this the Best Name for a Taquería or what?
I never heard of this Mexican restaurant before, nor I’ve ever set foot in Bristol Virginia, but if their tacos are as good as its name, I envision a bright future for these people. Oh, and I want to buy shares or something.
Via: Herald Courier
Tortas, Tacos and Trajineras to Encourage Mexico City Migrants to Vote in 2021
Mexican electoral authorities are calling on chilangos (as Mexico City residents are known) living abroad to take part in the 2010 election and vote for a “Diputación migrante.” What this basically means is that migrants hailing from the city capital will be able to cast a vote for representation at the Mexico City Congress.
And what better way to convince chilangos to take part than using some of the things that make our heart beat the hardest? Tacos al pastor; tortas de tamal and trajineras.
As Mexico’s Electoral Institute (INE) inform us on a dedicated Website, being a chilango without a voting document is equivalent to really dull things: Like a taco al pastor without pineapple; a guajolota (torta of tamal) without bolillo or a trajinera without a name.
This blogger better go sign up for this thing ASAP.
Hat tip: Chilango Le Chanclé
Old El Paso Launches ‘Tortilla Pockets’ for People who Know Nothing about Tortillas –or Tacos
Remember Old El Paso?
Well, the General Mills’ owned brand is back in the news, now with the launch of “Tortilla Pockets Kits,” because apparently their target consumers are too dumb to eat a regular taco made with real tortillas.
Tortilla Pockets, say their creators, “are sealed at the bottom to offer a mess-free solution at mealtimes and are ideal for a quick bite on the go.” And, no, this is not a joke. They’re already on sale in England and Australia.
Oh and “food” writers and editors seem to totally dig them!
“Eating tacos is a precarious business. After years of practise, few of us have perfected the fine art of filling a taco and getting it into our mouths without losing half of it to the floor,” writes Erina Starkey, a restaurant and news editor in Australia, which -granted- is not really known for its Mexican gastronomy. “The nifty pocket design provides a perfect cup for filling up with mince, cheese and salad so you never have to worry about dry-cleaning those salsa stains again.”
¡Ay, Erina!
Via: Delicious.com.au / Hat tip: Lone Star Vegan
YOU GUYS! The Concha AirPods Case Is Here…
…and I’m buying it as we speak, because what else is there to do in these times of crisis, pandemic and uncertainty?
Via: Etsy.com
Elon Musk Launches Teslaquila, a Tesla-branded Tequila, Because 2020 Is not Ridiculous Enough
As if I needed another reason to despise Elon Musk, the annoying mogul has officially launched Teslaquila, a Tesla-branded liquor that can be yours for “only” $250.
The first time I heard of Teslaquila was back in April 2018, because it was supposed to be an April Fool’s Day joke about the automaker filing for bankruptcy. But Musk being Musk this thing is here now, making it yet one more hideous 2020 surprise.
Via: Tesla.com
Mexican Restaurant Owner Has a Message for the Haters
Looks like advocating for equality and social justice doesn’t go down well among some people. Take some Iowans, who found a sign posted outside a Mexican restaurant a little too… politically correct.
The story goes like this. Alfonso Medina, owner of La Carreta Mexican Grill in Marshalltown, Iowa, had placed the below sign outside his restaurant as a way to take a stand in favor of science, social justice, equality… crazy, right?
According to CNN, the offending sign brought lots of hate mail to Mr. Medina, including one letter that actually blew up on social media. Said letter came from a customer, who addressed Mr. Medina by name, said he had recently spent a lot of money in his restaurant but that –upon seeing the sign– he’d never eat there again. This person actually ended the misive by calling Medina “a leftist Marxist.”
Mr. Medina took to Instagram to respond by saying: “We’re sorry your burrito had to get political, but it was the only way y’all would listen.” The IG post ended with a bang: “No Love, No Tacos.” Then, just like any genuine “leftist Marxist,” would do, Mr. Medina copyrighted the No Love, No Tacos slogan; adopted it for his restaurant and even paid for a large billboard to display it.
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Via: CNN
Totino’s Releases Takis Fuego Cheese Bites, Because 2020 Hates me
I’m sorry to inform you Totino’s has released “mozzarella cheese bites coated with Takis Fuego seasoning,” because 2020 really, really hates me.
These “poppable” rolls feature a mozzarella-like filling and can be found at the frozen aisle of most major supermarkets for “only” $5 each.
Now if y’all excuse me, I’m going back to bed and try to wake up in 2021.
Today in Awkward Translations…
Even Google Translate knows that the best translation for “Dulce de leche” is caramel, but oh well…
Oct. 4 is National Taco Day AND National Vodka Day. I’m Happy
Only in America, the land of opportunities, you can have a yummy, double celebration which looks to have been conceived specifically with this blogger in mind.
Today is National Taco Day AND National Vodka Day, so please don’t come expect too much from me today, OK? I’ll be gulping down a few tacos de cabeza and enough martinis to make me end up, well, de cabeza.
Source: National Taco Day and National Vodka Day.
I hereby declare Oct. 4 Laura Martínez Favorite National Holiday. Ever.
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